Strainer.



PA'IENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

J. D. TYLER.

STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1907- Qi 5W m4 F a HM W UNITED "STARS Parent rrrcn.

STRAIN'ERy .No. sesjsis.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JAMES D. TYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Berlin, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Strainers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to strainers for milk or other liquids, and the ohjectbf my invention is to provide a strainer of improved construction, adapted particularly to be used in connection with a round pail, or other receptacle for milk, with which my strainer is preferably detachably connected at the time of straining the milk.

My invention consists in certain novel features of constriction of my improvements as will be herein-- after fully described.

Referring to the drawing:Figure 1 is a perspective top View of a strainer embodying myimprovements,

and showing it removably supported by the upper end of a pail or receptacle, shown by broken lines. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the strainer shown in Fig. 1, and, Fig'. 3 is a top or plan view of the strainer shown in Figf-l, with inner cylinder and strainer cloth removed.

In the accompanying drawing, 1, shown by broken lines in Fig. 1, is a milk pail or receptacle, preferably of circular shape in its transverse diameter. Oneipart of the strainer consists of a cylinder 2, of any desired diameter, and preferably some six or eight inches high, having vertically extending sides, on the outer side of which are in this instance secured four retaining lugs or ears 3, which are adapted to'extend over the upper edge of the pail or receptacle 1, to hold the strainer on the upper end of said pail.

The cylinder 2* has extending around its inner edge an upwardly and inwardly extending annular rim or flange 2 which is imperforated, and forms an annular imperforated trough or receptacle 2, extending around the inner lower edge of the cylinder 2": The inner tile fabric 4, which forms the strainer, through which the milk or other liquid passes.- In connection with the cylinder 2, having the. imperforated' annular trough 2 around its lower inner edge, and the sup porting frame 2 thereon for the cheese cloth, or other strainer material 4, I use a second cylinder 2 of a Specification of Letters Patent. 2 Application filed May 11.1907. serial No- 373.094.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

little less diameter than the cylinder 2, and adapted.

to extend loosely within the cylinder 2", with its lower edge supported at the lower end of the trough'2, as shown inFig. 2. After the cheese cloth or strainer material 4 is placed over the top of the outer cylinder 2, the inner cylinder 2 is placed within theupper end of the cylinder 2, and acts to press down the 'cheese cloth, or strainer fabric 4, over the crownshaped supporting frame 2, and .to force it into the annular imperforated' trough 2 at the lower end of the cylinder 2, and hold it tightly in place over the crown-shaped frame 2 leaving the free edges extending over the upper end of the cylinder 2, as shown in Fig. 1. After the cylinder 2 has been placed within the cylinder 2, and the strainer material 4 pressed down over the crown-shaped frame-2, as above described and shown in Fig. 1, the milk, or other liquid, is poured into the upper open end of the cylinder 2 and passes through the strainer material 4, into the pail or regeptacle 1. The dirt or other substances in the milk, as the milk is poured into the strainer, will not pass through the strainer material 4, but will be carried into the imperforated trough 2 extending around the lower edge of the strainer.

When the straining process is finished, the inner cylinder 2 is removed, and the strainer material 4 is also removed from the strainer, by taking hold of the free edges, which extend overthe-upper end of the'cylinder 2, leaving the accumulation of dirt, and otherobjectionable substances, and also a small quantity of milk, in the imperforated trough 2. This is poured out of the trough by turning over the cylinder 2, and the trough 2 is then washed or rinsed out, and the strainer is ready for use again. a

The advantages of my improvements will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. My strainer 7 is of simple, construction, and is adapted to be used in connection'with any ordinary milk'pail, or receptacle, and alarge amount of milk may be strained through it at one time, without clogging or interfering with the proper operation of the strainer, as all othe dirt and other objectionable substances in the milk will pass into the imperforated trough 2 at the lower end of the strainer, and there is no pressure to force them through the meshes of the strainer fabric 4, but they will remain in -the trough 2 during the operation of straining, and after that will be washed out and-thrown away. x

The edges ofthe strainer material 4 extending above'the top of the cylinder 2, and turning over the top of said cylinder, as shown in Fig. I, prevent any possibility of the dirt or other objectionable su'-b-' stances in the milk getting under the edges of the strainer material, and passing into the receptacle for themilk, as would be the case if theedges of the strainer material i-only extended into the imperfo rated trough 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and 'desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A strainer for milk, and other liquids, comprising an outer cylinder having'an annular. imperforated trough at its lower end, on the inner side thereof, the inner side of said troughheing inclined or conical shaped, and a and with its free edges extending between the upper ends of said cylinders.

2. A strainer for milk and other liquids, comprising a cylinder having an lmperforated trough around its lower end, on the inner side thereof, said trough having its inner side inclined or conical shaped, and a crown-shaped frame secured to the inner side of said trough and extending up therefrom, to support the strainer material, and said strainer material, adapted to extend over said crown-shaped support and into said trough, With'its free edges extending over the upper edge of said cylinder, and

a second cylinder adapted to be detachablyplaced within the first mentioned cylinder, to extend within said trough and hold the strainer material in position, with its free edges extending between the upper eri'ds of said two cylinders.

1 #AMES TYLER.-

Witnesses J. C. DEWEY,

M. Haas. 

